Legislative Updates

Forced Blood Draws – HB 2413

POSTED: April 2nd, 2018POSTED IN:Legislative Updates, Missouri,

We testified in support of HB 2413 in the House General Laws Committee. The bill prevents forcing medical personnel to draw blood if the patient refuses and there is no warrant; if it would expose the nurse, paramedic, EMT, physician to liability; if drawing blood could cause an adverse action by a governmental or accrediting body. The bill also states that you can’t be arrested for failure to comply with the request to draw blood.